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Tag: Effective Leaders

  • Small congregations are not simply big churches on a smaller scale — they carry unique strengths. Join us for an event designed to help pastors and worship teams move beyond replicating large-church models and discover opportunities for innovation in seven areas of worshipful engagement. This is an opportunity to use the strengths of the small…

  • It’s Hard to Love Your Neighbors if You Don’t Know Them

    How can your congregation more faithfully know and serve its neighbors? MissionInsite equips churches with powerful demographic information and insights about people’s priorities and aspirations. This data helps you understand your neighbors so that your church can support strategic, Spirit-led ministry. 

  • Ministry Spotlight: Certified Lay Minister, Senior Christian Ministry

    Dr. Richard G. Morrison became a Certified Lay Minister (CLM) in 2024, following many years as a “non-denominational” Christian Lay Speaker. Richard’s CLM Project was to organize a team to start leading Worship Services to seniors in the Wilmington Community. His team, now called Senior Christian Ministry (SCM), of 12 folk, is now leading these…

  • Ministry Spotlight: Certified Lay Minister, Corridor District

    Anggie Thompson is a Certified Lay Minister (CLM) in the Corridor District, where she serves as Lead Shepherd of the Certified Lay Minister Cohort, is a member of the CLM Steering Committee, and the Corridor District Lay Servant Ministry Committee. She is a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church in Mebane, North Carolina. Anggie is passionate about teaching lay…

  • Justice in Everyday Life

    Justice in Everyday Life

    The Harbor district LSM team is pleased to present this course, open to all UMC laity. This course takes an in-depth look at the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church — the church’s attempt to speak on contemporary issues with which it is confronted today. The course covers topics such as the following: Natural…

  • Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices

    The Capital district is pleased to offer this course, which is open to all laity. This course, which includes short videos from the publisher, helps lay servant leaders embrace and communicate a Wesleyan understanding of basic Christian practices (works of piety and mercy) as means of grace.